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When Disaster Strikes Do You Have A Plan?

Watching “Superstorm Sandy” roll up the eastern seaboard last week—albeit from the comfort and safety of my west coast apartment!—got me to thinking about crisis management. Namely, what would I do if disaster struck, natural or manmade? How would I respond...

12th Annual HDSA “Celebration of Hope Gala”

Mark your calendars for the 12th Annual "Celebration of Hope Gala" benefiting the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, to be held November 16, 2012 at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic brain disorder that results in the...

Making Lemonade

Sometimes we’re just doomed to have a bad day. For most of us, we can simply slide by under the radar until things start looking up again. For others, especially those on bigger stages (presidential debates, anyone?), it’s not so easy to lay low. But being dealt...

I Like Teachers

Let's face it. Regardless of our political or philosophic leanings, we all want pretty much the same things out of life. We want good health. We want to love and be loved. We want good jobs at good wages. We want to be safe and secure here at home and abroad. We want...

12th Annual HDSA “Celebration of Hope Gala”

Mark your calendars for the 12th Annual "Celebration of Hope Gala" benefiting the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, to be held November 16, 2012 at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic brain disorder that results in the...

12th Annual HDSA “Celebration of Hope Gala”

Mark your calendars for the 12th Annual "Celebration of Hope Gala" benefiting the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, to be held November 16, 2012 at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic brain disorder that results in the...

Set the Tone with Actions, not Words

How you behave is important. It sets the tone for how others perceive you—what they expect, whether they can depend on you, whether they can see you filling a certain role (be it as an employee, significant other, parent, teacher, or some other position of...

12th Annual HDSA “Celebration of Hope Gala”

Mark your calendars for the 12th Annual "Celebration of Hope Gala" benefiting the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, to be held November 16, 2012 at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic brain disorder that results in the...

The Butterfly Effect and Growing the Economy

The key to jumpstarting our sluggish economy isn’t to bury the competition. The key is to recognize there’s enough business and opportunity to go around for everyone. We just need to create it. And once everyone gets involved in the recovery and has a stake in the...

12th Annual HDSA “Celebration of Hope Gala”

Mark your calendars for the 12th Annual "Celebration of Hope Gala" benefiting the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, to be held November 16, 2012 at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic brain disorder that results in the...

Sadly, Patience Still in Short Supply

With kids back in public school, college campuses refilled, national and local elections looming, and the economy still stuck in the doldrums, wouldn’t it be great to fast forward a few weeks, months, or years and see how it all turns out? Maybe, but what would be the...

LET’S GET CREATIVE

​Based in San Diego and active across southern California and beyond, Barrel O'Monkeyz serves as a seasoned, outsourced marketing agency specializing in both business-to-business and consumer-based marketing. Our barrel is full of talent and creative minds ready to help companies tell their brand stories, ramp up sales, and launch new products.